Should school children be taught British values?
A year which saw proud cheers of Britishness and multiculturalism from the start of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee to the end of the 2012 summer games in London. Now only two years down the line, the mood...
View ArticleEconomic Sanctions: Are We Reheating the Cold War?
While the EU and US continue to extend sanctions against Russia, other proposals about how to dissuade her further expansion are arising. A popular new idea is that the World Cup in 2018, to be hosted...
View ArticleCould this Iraq War be Different?
The war in Iraq in 2003 was to all intents and purposes illegal and ‘undeclared’ by president and congress and this has now been widely acknowledged. After the attack on the twin tower on 9/11 there...
View ArticleLest we forget
As I write this we’re fast approaching Armistice Day, better known as remembrance day; the 11th November. It is a time of year when all over the commonwealth people take time out of their routines to...
View ArticlePakistan’s troubled role in Afghanistan
As American led coalition forces withdraw Pakistan’s relationship to Afghanistan will prove increasingly crucial for securing the future stability of Afghanistan, however, Pakistan’s problematic past...
View ArticleThe Spectre of Vietnam
I vividly recall in the run up to the invasion of Iraq in 2003 someone saying that Iraq could not turn into a quagmire like Vietnam. This was because – and I quote - “Vietnam was a jungle which...
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